Roof



C. C. GATES ROOF Filed June 16. 1923 ans i atented Fold. 23

i ll ill arteries "t'l'ihtl Application filed June 16, 1923. Serial No. 645,771.

To all whom it may concern:

lie. it known that CHARLES C. Gurus a citizen ot the United States, residing at 33:32 Real Ave, Alto-011a, inthe county of Blair and State of Pennsylvania, has invented certain new and useful Imprm'einents in Roots, of which the following is a specilication.

This invention relates to roof coverings,

covering l nown as composition rooting, wherein the sheets of the roofing material are laid and fastened to the supportin surface in the ordinary manner of laying ate shingles, and the primary object of this invention is to provide a roof coverinn; wherein the shingles are laid and held on the roof by a shingle clip, that is adapted to hold a plurality of shingles on the roof and to engage the outer shingle such that the wind cannot turn the edges up as is often done with roofing of this character.

Another object of this invention is to provide a shii'igle that has an integral rectangular weather strip adapted to be positioned at the top of the shingle, and lie immediately leneath the joint between the shingles when the same are laid in position on the root.

A further object of this invention is to 39 provide a shingle that when laid on the roof and seeureddn place thereto. the edges of the shingles form a series oi -squares thatrun diagonal across the root, thus adding greatly to the neatncss and attractiveness oi the root. I

A still further object of this invention is to provide a metal clip that adapted to envelope the downwardly projecting point oi? the outer shingle and to hold. the same against the shingles immediately beneath.

Wit-h these and many other objects in view which will he more readily apparent the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will he hereinafter fully pointed out, illustrated and claimed.

It will be quite apparent to those skilled .in the art to which this invention belongs that the same is susceptible of various "es and modifications without departhi the spirit or scope of the inven-- son, but a. preferred and thoroughly practical. en diment of the invention is shown aeeonispanying drawings in which li'i'une it shows a plan view of my i111" and has particular reference to that type of proved roof having my shingle clipsapplied thereto.

Figure 2 shows a plan View of one of the shingles that aroused in constructingths roof.

Figure 3 shows the manner of applying the shingles to the roof. I

Figure 4 shows a plan view of the shingle clip which is shown applied to the roof in Figure 1 of the drawings.

Figure 5 is an edge View of the shingle clip shown in Figure l of the drawings.

Similar reference numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several figures of the drawings. In carrying out this invention 1 provide a shingle designated by the numeral 10, having; an ape 11. and a rectangular wing 12 positioned opposite the apex. Atright angles to a line hisccting the wing and drawn tl'lrough the apex converginn truncated sides are formed as shown in Figure 2 of the drawings.

In laying the shingles 10 on a root the pointed lower ends thereof are positioned in a metal clip designated as 13 and having the upturned wings l4; and 15 for einhrac innthe sides 16 and 17 of the shingle. Each upper row of shingles has its lower edges 16 and 17 overlapping; the upper edges of the shingle in the next row below as shown in "Fig. 8 so that the abutting fiat corners of ad jaeent shingles meet-over the Weatherstrip portion 12 of the shingle beneath. The clip 99 13 may then be placed over the joint formed by the flat meeting edges of adjoining shingles and also over the said strip there by to receive fastenin'gs which will pass through the spaced openings 18 and 19 in the clip. As shown in Figures 3 and t the spacing of the openings 18'and 19; is such that the fastenings will not pierce the Weatherstrip, thereby avoiding puncturing of said strip. The shingle clip 13 is further provided with a plurality of pertora.-- tions 18 and 19 through which nails or other attaching; means are adapted to pass thus holding inaddition adjacent shingles in position as shown in Figure 3 of the drawings. The shingle eli p designated by the numeral 13 is provided with upturned wings l4- and 153 which engage the edges of the shingle, while between the wings sutlicient "opening provided for the escape of any foreign matter that umy he collected on the shingle. .lfn setting the shingle in the clip sufficient lid ' allowance is made foreniple contraction and expansion of the shingles to prevent warping of the letter on the roof.

Fromthe constructionof the; 'ngle 10 it will be observed that no waste obtained when cutting the; shingles outfof and further it will be observed that 1 material is the sheet r the shingles when'bisedted form a, very cons yenient method of finishing the edges of the roof and that roofs constructed in accordance with thisinvention will lie, a.ttractive, durable and economical. i 1

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to be secured by Letters atent is: 1. .A roof shingling construction includin a shingle having a body adapted to be laid to the weather and having a tip formed at one .cornerthereof and a relatively narrow weather strip formed opposite said tip, and

pl-ite-like clip for overlying includin a body having fastening receiving openings, and said clip having the converging edgestheifeof formed with reversely folded spaced apart win s for receiving the tip'of thenext shingle a ove. I

v 2. A, roof shingling construction including 'jiii.:Ishingle having'e-body adapted to be laid to. the Weather and having a.tip formed at (he corner. thereof and, an elongated .rec-

tainguler weather strip projecting from the "OFPOSltB corner thereof, and a plate-like said strip and for overlying said weather stri'p and v inc uding a bodyqhaving' fastening receiving openings spacedgapart to avoid the pierce ing of the said strip by the fastenings and means at thelower edge of the clip for receiving the tip of thegnext shingle above.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

- CHARLES C. GATES. 

